"I’ll try to do the best possible job but Guardiola is a wonderful coach and what he is doing is amazing.

Meet the new boss: Zidane is presented to the press (Image: REUTERS)

“But I won’t compare myself, I never did that as a player and won’t do it as a coach."

Zidane has been working as manager for the club's B team Castilla ahead of his promotion on Monday and inherits a side that currently sit third in the Primera Division table, four points behind leaders Barcelona.

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Madrid are through to the last-16 of the Champions League where they will face Roma and Zidane has set himself some lofty targets for the rest of the season.